The Gefen HDMI switcher was exatly what I needed. I anted to take advantage of a cble box HDMI and a DVD player HDMI but only have one input on my HD TV. The switcher is easy to set up and easy to use. Plus it comes with 2 HDMI cables.
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Gefen EXT-HDMI-241N
I got this Gefen 2x1 hdmi switcher because having read many reviews, and snooping around Gefens site, I had simply become convinced that they were the real deal; especially since the switch has the bandwidth to go all the way to 1080p. It is an active electronic switch and not just a passive, mechanical switch. Additionally, I found a great benefit I did not think I would get when one hdmi cable is deselected, the device it was connected to is then convinced that its hdmi cable is unused. This is important because my tuner/dvr will not output component video if hdmi is in use and you know component video is important.
Trivial, easy install. The greatest problem I had with installation was unscrambling my spaghetti-nest of cabling prior to install (EVERYthing is smashed into a small space).
The 2x1 switcher accommodates my inputs: 1) Sony DVD and 2) Sony cable tuner with cableCard and DVR, then out to the HDTV. Not surprisingly it worked exactly as it should.
The Remote works good; and the small size of the 2x1 switch is nice.
Some people complain of the baby-blue color, but at least it isnt the same old extremely boring and simple silver or black, both of which are white-haired and antiquated.
So with this new HDMI switcher, maybe now I can get rid of my 4x2 (active) component video switch nahhhhh.

Just installed the switch. Easy to install, and there is no degradation of the picture quality at 1080I. The HDMI cables that come with the switch are excellent quality. My only complaint (a nit, perhaps) is that all of the cabling (including the power cables and power supply) are baby blue, which stands out, even through the smoked glass on my TV stand. The cure for that is to get the IR remote extender and hide this box behind the stand, which I am planning to do.